Power System Protection

Custom Protection Services

A reliable transmission and distribution protection plan is essential for the safe and economical operation of any power system. SAIC's power protection services are custom designed for customers' existing or new power line systems to help increase reliability and safety through the entire power system. From reduction of outages and equipment damage to effective use of existing circuit protection, SAIC tailors our protection services to fit our customers' needs, mitigating cost and risk at every step.

Multidisciplinary Staff

SAIC's experienced team of engineers, systems and integration experts, and management consultants guides our customers toward more efficient power system protection plan through collaborative knowledge sharing and communication. We help customers develop a clear vision of the power line infrastructure needed to support a reliable supply as well as dependable quality of electric power service. Additionally, we collaborate with customers to develop practical implementation plans and integration strategies that deliver the required facilities within capital constraints and at a manageable level of risk.

Comprehensive Power System Protection Services

SAIC provides comprehensive power system protection services from engineering, procurement, and installation to support of electrical protection power monitoring, and control systems for customers. Specific services include:

• Protection audit
• Protective device coordination studies
• Protection system design
• Device selection
• Specification and application
• Stability studies
• Fault studies
• Relay selection
• Installation drawings
• Substation relay settings and testing
• Digital relay data integration
• Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system planning and implementation